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11 The caravan is the system that replaces towns, hubs and strongholds in Diablo V. Because Sanctuary has fallen and safe settlements no longer exist, Blizzard says survival is instead tied to "a caravan of allies who travel with you through the scorched wastes".
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33 Pre-launch article. Diablo V was announced on 12 September 2026 and is scheduled for Spring 2029. As of 13 September 2026 the game has been public for one day, no playable build has been shown, and Blizzard describes it as "still early in development". The caravan has been described in design terms only. No companion has been given a confirmed personal name, no count has been given, and no recruitment, upgrade or loss mechanic has been detailed.
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55 Why it exists
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77 Blizzard states the replacement directly: "With Sanctuary under Diablo's rule, survival is no longer tied to towns or conquered strongholds. Instead, you'll need to build a caravan of allies who travel with you through the scorched wastes." Senior Art Director John Mueller made clear this is not a partial change:
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99 "One of the biggest changes is that safe towns and welcoming villagers no longer exist. Sanctuary's destruction is that absolute.""The Caravan is a place where hope resides, and a space that shows there's still value in saving this world."
1010 Vendors and companions at once
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1212 The caravan is described as carrying both the functional role of a town and a narrative one. Blizzard: "These allies will be both vendors and steadfast companions, a growing community full of stories to discover. They are fascinating characters with pasts, stakes, and scars from surviving in Diablo's Sanctuary."
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1414 Executive Producer Matt Zitterman set an unusually specific ambition for the writing:
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1616 "every single character who joins the Caravan has a deep, meaningful personal story... We're aiming for the story of each character who joins the Caravan to feel like a mini-campaign in its own right."
1717 The phrase "we're aiming for" is the team's own hedge and is preserved here. Related to this, the team said that sidequests in Diablo V come from caravan members rather than from a separate quest-giver population, which follows from there being no villages left to hold quest givers.
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1919 Moving the caravan
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2121 Caravan movement is described as a gated activity rather than fast travel. Zitterman:
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2323 "because Sanctuary itself has become an extremely dangerous world, you can't just move the Caravan wherever you want. Players must go out into the world themselves and establish safe locations for the Caravan to travel to."
2424 Each move also resets exploration. Mueller said that every time the caravan moves to a new location, "the fog of war rolls back over it, and players must explore the area firsthand to see what lies there". That makes caravan movement the pacing mechanism for the procedural world rather than a convenience.
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2626 The two companions described
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2828 Blizzard named two companions by archetype: "Amongst your newfound companions are a former Sister of the Sightless Eye... and a stranded Treasure Goblin searching for meaning in a world where greed has lost its purpose."
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3030 CompanionWhat has been saidA former Sister of the Sightless EyeDescribed by former affiliation only. No personal name, role or mechanic given.A stranded Treasure GoblinDescribed as searching for meaning in a world where greed has lost its purpose. No confirmed personal name.
3131 Neither companion has a confirmed personal name as of 13 September 2026. A name was floated on stage for the Treasure Goblin and flagged in the same breath as possibly not final, so this wiki does not record it. Any name attached to either companion elsewhere should be treated as unconfirmed.
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3333 What has not been stated
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3535 How many companions there are, or how they are found and recruited.Whether companions fight alongside the player, or only occupy the caravan.Whether companions can be lost, killed or upgraded.What the caravan physically is, how it is depicted, or whether it is customisable.How the caravan works with other players, since no multiplayer structure has been described at all.
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3737 See also
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3939 The procedural worldSanctuaryHeir to WestmarchDiablo V